tbr tuesday (1)

the following lovely ladies have inspired this new meme for me - inspired by "a peek at my TBR" by Jen at Makeshift Bookmark, "Waiting on Wednesday" by Jill at Breaking the Spine and "Books to Pine For" by Kristi at The Story Siren.

here's a look at two books i have sitting in my To Be Read pile. i don't necessarily own these books, but they are books i intend to get around to reading soon!

In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the north of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are massing beyond the kingdom's protective wall. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the land they were born to. Sweeping from a land of brutal cold to a distant summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, here is a tale of lords and ladies, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens. Amid plots and counterplots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, the fate of the Starks, their allies, and their enemies hangs perilously in the balance, as each endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones.

so i've been hearing a LOT about this lately. with the mini-series coming up on HBO the buzz about this book is all over the internet! particularly, the geeky places i peep. and then Andrew (hubs) is reading the series and so he's all into them and watching the clips from the upcoming series too. AND i have yet to hear anything bad about these books anywhere. so, there you are. i want to start the series and at least finish the first book before it starts.

The Spectacular Nowperfectly juxtaposes hilarity and tragedy in the character of Sutter, a high school senior with a bevy of generous and caring ex-girlfriends, a desire to help those in need, a careless charm, and an insistence on being the life and soul of the party. With so much to recommend him, it's easy to overlook how often he's drunk. Written with pitch-perfect voice, honesty, joy, and humor, we almost don't realize how deeply we’ve sunk into Sutter’s world until we close the book.

i first heard about this book in 2008 when it finished as a finalist for the National Book Award. it sounds like a John Green-ish type novel with a male lead i can totally dig, but with a twist. the idea that Sutter, the main character, is obviously flawed from the start intrigues me and there seems to be some mystery/suspense elements lurking around the edges.

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